Matthew 22:43

Matthew 22:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said to them, "How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying:

Context of Matthew 22:43

41While the Pharisees met together with Jesus, he asked them, 42‘What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?’ The Pharisees replied, ‘He will be King David's son.’ Jesus said to them, ‘So think about this: God's Holy Spirit helped King David to call the Messiah his Lord. David said, 44“The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies. Then you will be able to put your feet on them.” 45We know that King David calls the Messiah his Lord. So can you really say that the Messiah is David's son?’

Matthew 22:43 word by word

Λέγει αὐτοῖς· πῶς οὖν Δαυὶδ ἐν πνεύματι καλεῖ αὐτὸν κύριον λέγων·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• dothκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• callκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Matthew 22:43

• 2 Samuel 23:2‘The Spirit of the Lord gives me his message. I speak what he tells me to say.
• Mark 12:36The Holy Spirit helped David himself to say: “The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies. The you will be able to put your feet on them.”
• Luke 2:26The Holy Spirit had told him, ‘You will not die yet. You know that the Lord God has promised to send his Messiah. You will see him before you die.’
• Acts 1:16‘My friends, long ago, the Holy Spirit gave King David a message to speak from God. He spoke about the things that Judas would do. Judas was the one who showed the soldiers how to catch Jesus. These things had to happen in the way that David wrote in the Bible long ago.
• Acts 2:30He was a prophet. He knew what God had promised to do for him. He knew that one of his descendants would be king of God's people one day.
• Hebrews 3:7God's Holy Spirit says this: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today.
• 2 Peter 1:21None of the prophets' messages came because any person wanted to say something. Instead, God's Holy Spirit caused people to speak words that came from God.
• Revelation 4:2Immediately God's Spirit caused me to see and to hear more things. I saw a throne in heaven, with someone sitting on it.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43How then doth David in spirit (or by the Spirit - by the inspiration of the Spirit of God) call him Lord? saying,Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41-46Verses 41-46 Jesus proposes a question concerning the Messiah - See also Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44. Matthew 22:41 While the Pharisees … - Jesus, having confounded the great sects of the Jews, proceeds, in his turn, to propose to them a question for their solution. This was done, not for the purpose of vain parade and triumph, but: 1.to show them how ignorant they were of their prophecies. 2.to humble them in view of their ignorance. 3.to bring to their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-46Verses 41-46 When Christ baffled his enemies, he asked what thoughts they had of the promised Messiah? How he could be the Son of David and yet his Lord? He quotes Psa 110:1. If the Christ was to be a mere man, who would not exist till many ages after David's death, how could his forefather call him Lord? The Pharisees could not answer it. Nor can any solve the difficulty except he allows the Messiah to be the Son of God, and David's Lord equally with the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-46After Jesus defended himself against the traps of his opponents (21:23–22:40), he asked them a question. How can the Messiah be called both the son of David and also the Lord of David (Psalm 110:1).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings